Athens, Greece: A youth is detained by riot police during a demonstrationPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesMojave, US: Virgin Galactic unveils its new SpaceShipTwo spacecraft at the Mojave SpaceportPhotograph: David McNew/guardian.co.ukTemirtaum, Kazakhstan: Morning traffic in front of the Temirtau steel plantPhotograph: Shamil Zhumatov/guardian.co.uk
Warmse, Germany: Geese at a farmyardPhotograph: Nigel Treblin/guardian.co.ukTaiyuan, China: A swimmer jumps into the icy waters of a riverPhotograph: guardian.co.ukCopenhagen, Denmark: Ayodele Akinpelu wears a green mask during the second day of the United Nations Climate Change ConferencePhotograph: Miguel Villagran/guardian.co.ukBogota: The Candles Day celebration, a tradition that opens the Christmas seasonPhotograph: William Fernando Martinez/guardian.co.ukLahore, Pakistan: Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a bomb blast sitePhotograph: Arif Ali/guardian.co.ukMaale Levona, West Bank: Jewish settlers block a road to prevent entry of government inspectors handing out orders to halt constructionPhotograph: Daniel Bar-On/guardian.co.ukHelmand, Afghanistan: A girl is given medication from US Navy medical personnel at a free clinic in Khan NeshinPhotograph: Kevin Frayer/guardian.co.ukCiudad Vieja, Guatemala: Girls dressed as angels take part in the Immaculate Conception Catholic festivalPhotograph: Moises Castillo/guardian.co.ukRio De Janeiro, Brazil: A girl holds her younger brother in the home they share in recently 'pacified' Santa Marta, one of Rio's oldest slumsPhotograph: Spencer Platt/guardian.co.ukMelbourne, Australia: Gentoo penguins in their 100,000-litre pool that is a constantly chilly seven degrees Celsius and an environment that includes a light cycle that changes to replicate the Antarctic seasons, at the Melbourne AquariumPhotograph: William West/guardian.co.uk
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